This is an analysis of the poem Receipts that begins with:

Now that it is noticeable,
Kept and protected fantasies......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcddeXf gddXhXdd hijibdbkgX jX fiX dXb XdhabhiXXhX X ccdbbkiX X eXdX b X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,10,2,3,3,11,1,8,1,4,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001000 11010100 110010101 111011010 10010111101 110010 10101110010 1010011 1111100100 11110 011010001101 100011100101 11111100010 010110001000 11101 110100000101 110011010110 011010101 1101 010011101 110111 1110111 1110111 11111101 11011101110 1110111110 1 0101001 101 1101101 11111 1 01001101 0110111100 11 111001 10101101 011011101 11 1111100 0110010 111110 11111 1110110 11010100 100 111 11010011 11001 011000111101 01011011 111001 10010111011 1111 100 111010 110111011 11110 101011000100 11111110110 1100111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 61
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Receipts;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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